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Aug. 3, 1965 R. P. Dor-:RER ETAL 3,198,217

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING REINFORCED FABRIC PANELS Filed June 25, 1960 22 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTORS RICHARD I? 0061961? Hem/AN G. GUEN ma ATTORNEY S Aug. 3, 1965 R. P. DOERER ETAL 3,198,217

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING REINFORCED FABRIC PANELS Filed June 23, 1960 22 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENToRs Plc/vano F. Damm By Ale/mmv G. Gamm/ee Aug. 3, 1965 R. P. Dol-:RER ETAL 3,198,217

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING REINFORCED FABRIC PANELS INVENToRs Plame/w l? Damen BY HERMA/v G. Gun/nlm Aug. 3, 1965 R. P. Dol-:RER ETAL METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING REINFORCED FABRIc PANELS 22 Sheets-Sheva?I 4 Filed June 25, 1960 INVENToRs P/c/m/eo l? Doe/aen HERMAN G. GueNrHE/e ATTORNEYS Aug. 3, 1965 R. P. noERER ETAL METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING REINFORGED FABRIC PANELS 22 Sheets-Sheet 5 Filed June 25, 1960 R P RE um W am z/.Ls Muw SINN PG.. Mm M Mr WMU"AH ,/m F., RH ,M E N M Q2 Aug. 3, 1965 Filed June 23, 1960 R. P, DOERER ETAL 3,198,217

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING REINFORCED FABRIC PANELS 22 Sheets-Sheet 6 By HeRMAN G. Gus/VME@ A TTORNEPS Aug. 3, 1965 R. P. Dor-:RER ETAL 3,198,217 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING REINFORCED FABRIC PANELS Filed June 25, 1960 22 Sheets-Sheet 7 JNVENToRs P/cHA/zo l? Doane/z BY HEMA/v G. Gaf/mme lAug. 3, 1965 R. P, Dor-:RER ETAL 3,198,217

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING REINFORCED FABRIC PANELS Filed June 23, 1960 22 Sheets-Sheet 8 N w S INVENTOR. Qian/mo P Dos/esk By HERMA/v G. Guen/wen Aug. 3, 1965 R. P. DOERER ETAL 3,198,217

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING REINFORCED FABRIC PANELS Filed June 23, 1960 22 Sheets-Sheet 9 Aug. 3, 1965 R. P. DOERER ETAL 3,198,217

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING REINFORCED FABRIC PANELS Filed June 23, 1960 22 Sheets-Sheet 10 INVENTORS Pleymo l? DosReR 57a BY HERMAN G. Gue/vr/e@ Aug. 3, 1965 R. P. Dol-:RER ETAL 3,198,217

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING REINFORCED FABRIC PANELS Filed June 23, 1960 22 Sheets-Sheet 11 INVENToRs Plc/JARD Ooms/e BY He/MN G. Gummi/a A rroRA/ff/S Aug. 3, 1965 R. P. DOERER ETAL 3,198,217

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Aug. 3, 1965 Filed June 23, 1960 Aug. 3, 1965 R. P. Dor-:RER ETAL METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING REINFORCED FABRIC PANELS Filed June 25, 1960 22 Sheets-Sheet 15 ATTORNEYS Filed June 25, 1960 22 Sheets-Sheet 16 INVENTORS R/cHARo l? Doe/P5K BY Hmm/v G. Guen/m5@ 0 TTORNEVS Aug. 3, 1965 R. P. DOERER ETAL 3,198,217 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING REINFORCED FABRIC PANELS Filed June 23, 1960 22 Sheets-Sheet 17 IN V EN TORS RICHARD l? Doses@ By HERMAN G. GuNTA/EA Aug. 3, 1965 R. P. DoERx-:R ETAL 3,198,217

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING REINFORCED FABRIC PANELS Filed June 23, 1960 22 SheetS-Shee'c 18 INVENToRs @lef/ARD P Doe/esl? BY HERMAN @Gus/mm2 Aug. 3, 1965 R. P. Dol-:RER ETAL METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING REINFORCED FABRIC PANELS Filed June 23, 1960 INVENTORS R/cmkn E Doses@ Heem/v G. GuE/vr//E/a ATTORNEY5 Aug. 3, 1965 R. P. DOERER ETAL 3,198,217

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING REINFoRcED FABRIC PANELs INVENTORS Rich/4R0 I? Dos/ven By HERMAN G. GueNrf/M TTORNEMS 

1. APPARATUS FOR MAKING REINFORCED WEBS COMPRISING A PLEATER FOR SHAPING A WEB SO THAT IT HAS A MULTIPLICITY OF CLOSELY SPACED GENERALLY PARALLEL PLEATS, A CONVEYOR FOR INTERMITTENLY PASSING WEBS INTO AND OUT OF SAID PLEATER IN A DIRECTION PARALLEL TO SAID PLEATS, A PLURALITY OF GENERALLY PARALLEL TUBULAR NEEDLES EACH HAVING AN OPEN OUTER END AND EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY OF SAID PLEATS, SAID NEEDLES BEING AXIALLY MOVABLE INWARDLY AND OUTWARDLY RESPECTIVELY BETWEEN A RETRACTED POSITION AT ONE SIDE OF SAID PLEATER AND SAIS CONVEYOR AND AN ADVANCED POSITION IN WHICH SAID NEEDLES EACH PIERCE ALL OF SAID PLEATS, MEANS FOR AXIALLY ADVANCING SAID NEEDLES IN AN OUTWARD DIRECTION FROM RETRACTED TO ADVANCED POSITION CAUSING SAID NEEDLES EACH TO PIERCE ALL OF SAID PLEATS, STRAND DRIVING MEANS AT THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF SAID PLEATER AND SAID CONVEYOR FOR INSERTING REINFORCING STRANDS AXIALLY INTO SAID RESPECTIVE NEEDLES IN AN INWARD DIRECTION THROUGH THE OPEN OUTER ENDS THEREOF WHILE THE LATTER ARE IN THEIR ADVANCED POSITIONS SO THAT WHEN SAID NEEDLES ARE RETRACTED SAID STRANDS WILL REMAIN IN SAID WEB THREADED THROUGH THE PLEATS THEREOF, MEANS FOR AXIALLY RETRACTING SAID NEEDLES IN AN INWARD DIRECTION FROM ADVANCED TO RETRACTED POSITION, AND MEANS BEYOND SAID PLEATER ALONG THE PATH OF SAID CONVEYOR FOR IRONING OUT THE PLEATS IN THE STRAND REINFORCED WEBS DELIVERED INTERMITTENTLY BY SAID CONVEYOR. 